Manifold form



8 .X hm m3 Wm H W7 a B C. L. JOHNSTON MANIFOLD FORM Filed March 31, 1947Dec. 26, 1950 Patented Dec. 26, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEMANIFOLD FORM Clarence L. Johnston, Piedmont, Calif. ApplicationMarch-i1, 194.7, Serial No. 738,323

2 Claims. 1

"s invention re ates to a manifold or multiple comprising one originaland one duplicate i an interposed carbon sheet, all the sheetbeconnected along one edge, and especially to means for removing thecarbon sheet from between the original and duplicate formsheets,-and forseparating the form sheets into originals and cates. .e general idea ofproviding superimposed sheets with one or more carbon sheetsinterhetween them and all joined at one end is old. Multiple forms ofthis character e extensively used, for instance in banks for e:' vgrecords of various types such as bank -ents and the like. The filing inof multiple erms is done on billing machines, typewriters and ie, andone original and one or more dupliobtoined. If the forms employed arebani: statements, they must remain intact during the month for whichthey are intended, as deposits and withdrawals must be applied to orentered on the form sheets day by day. When the end of the month isreached, the carbon sheets must be removed and the form'sheets separatedas the original is mailed to the depositor while the duplicate isretained by the bank. This removal of the carbon sheets and separationand segregation of the form sheets is a time consuming, tedious anddirty job as as hand labor is depended upon.

The object of the present invention is generally to improve and simplifythe construction and operation of form sheets of the characterdescribed, and especial y to provide a mu1ti-form in which theconnection between the several sheets of the form may be out off so asto render the sheets free with relation to each other, and further toprovide a plurality of sets of perforations in the sheets arranged sothat when the sheets are hung by one set of perforations from the pin ofa vibration machine, the carbon sheets will be shaken out and removedand when hung from another set of perforations and similarly subjectedto vibration, the sheets will be separated into originals andduplicates.

The multiple form sheet forming the subject matter of the presentapplication is shown by way of illustration in the accompanyingdrawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a multi-form sheet;

Fig 2 is an en arged cross section taken on line 11-11 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged cross-section taken on line III-III of Fig. 1;

2 Fig. shows the form sheets hung by one set of perforationson thevibrator ,pin so as to libr e or permit removal of the carbon sheets;and 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4 showing the form sheets hung byanother set of perforations s o as to separate the originals from theduplicates.

Referring to the drawings in detail, and particularly 1 A indicates anoriginal form sheet win 721 is printed on its face to form a bankstatesaidstatement giving the name of the bank, the name of thedepositor, together with columns and spaces where the amounts ofdeposits and Withdrawals may be typed. A duplicate sheet B also providedand this sheet has an identical form printed thereon so that whatever isprinted or typed on the original wi l also appear in the same place onthe duplicate. The transfer from the original to the duplicate is madeby a carbon sheet C interposed between them.

All-of the sheets are connected along the upper edge by folding, gluing,or otherwise. For instance, the sheets A and B may be single sheetfolded upon itself at the points (seeFig. 2) and the carbon sheet may beglued as indicated at it to the sheet The manner in which the sheets areconnected is notimportant but a connection must be provided whichSllfllClEl'ltly durable to retain thesheets as a multiple form or sheetassembly during the month for which they are intended.

At the end of the month when the statements are to be mailed out, thesheets are separated and the carbon sheet removed, and this isaccomplished as follows. Formed along the lower edge of the original orform sheet A is a perforation i5 and a slot 5 and formed on sheet B inalignment with perforation '5 is a perforation 5a and in alignment withslot 5 is formed a perforation 6a. The carbon sheet C (see Fig. 1) isshorter than sheets A and B. The perforations 5 and 5a, together withthe slot (-3 and the perforation 6a are formed in that portion of thesheets which projects beyond the carbon sheet. By providing the slot {5and the perforations 5, 5a and to, it becomes possible readily to removethe carbon sheet and to separate and segregate the original and theduplicate.

At the end of the month when the statements are completed, a number ofthem like the one described are stacked in similar arrangement in abundle and are passed through a machine which will cut off the upperconnected ends along the dotted line indicated at 1-! (see Figs. 1 and2). This leaves the three sheets of each form free for separation as theperforated and slotted ends of the sheets are in no manner connected. Abundle of forms thus cut but temporarily held in the originalarrangement is next slipped over a pin 8 (see Fig. 4:). That is, theperforations 5 and 5a of the several stacked or bundled multiforms alignand a pin is slipped through these aligned perforations. The pin =8 issubjected to vibration in a manner not here disclosed, and if the sheetsare hanging in a vertical plane with their out, free ends lowermost, itis obvious that as the carbon sheets are not hung on the pin, they willbe shaken out from between the originals and duplicates, and when shakenout may be conveniently disposed of.

This separation or shaking out of the carbon sheets takes only a fewseconds and the operator then removes the multi-forms from the pin 3 butreplaces them still in substantially their original arrangement thistime with the pin 8 passing through the perforations 6a (see Fig. 5).The original sheet A has a slot 6 formed therein and as this onlypartially surrounds and is not engaged by the pin, it is obvious thatall of the original sheets will be shaken out from between theduplicates and may thus be gathered and stacked while all the duplicateswill be retained and will remain hanging on the pin and may then beremoved and stacked.

In this manner the tedious hand work of removing the carbon sheets frombetween the multiforms and then separating the originals from theduplicates is entirely eliminated. The work is nearly all done by thevibrating pin 8 and is accomplished with very little additional efiortand in a short period of time. Furthermore, mistakes such as mixingduplicates with originals are also avoided. The perforations and slotsmay obviously be formed in either the ends or the sides of the sheetswith the same result, and the sheets may be connected at either sideedge or end, the important feature being that the carbon sheet must beshorter so that the perforations ii and 5a together with the slot 6 andthe perforation 60!. may be formed in that portion of the form sheetswhich extends beyond the carbon sheet.

The two perforations 5a and 601. formed in the duplicate form inaddition to serving the functions heretofore described may also serve aspunch holes for filing purposes, this being important as the duplicatesare retained by the bank and are filed away for possible futurereference. In the present instance the multiform discloses onl oneoriginal and one duplicate with an interposed carbon sheet, but as manyduplicates may be added as desired, and while this and other features ofthe invention have been more or less specifically described andillustrated, it should be understood that changes may be resorted towithin the scope of the appended claims and that the materials andfinish of the several parts employed may be such as the experience orjudgment of the manufacturer may dictate or varying conditions or usesmay demand.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is:

1. A multiple form of the character described comprising an originalform sheet, a duplicate form sheet, a carbon sheet interposed betweensaid sheets and being shorter than said sheets, means connecting thecarbon and the form sheets at one end, said form sheets being therebyheld in register at said end and at the sides but projecting beyond theshorter carbon sheet at the opposite end, a perforation and a slotformed in the projecting portion of one form sheet, said slot extendingto said opposite end of said one form sheet, and a pair of perforationsformed in the projecting portion of the other form sheet and registeringwith the perforation and the slot formed in the first named form sheet.

2. A multiple form of the character described comprising a single sheetfolded midway of its length to form two sheets connected by the form,one of said sheets having an original form printed thereon and the otherof said sheets having a duplicate form printed thereon, a carbon sheetinterposed between the two connected sheets and being shorter than thesame, said carbon sheet being secured to one of said sheets by a glueline parallel to the fold and closely adjacent the same, and said formsheets having portions projecting beyond the opposite end of the shortercarbon sheet, there being a perforation and a slot extending to thesheet edge formed in the projecting end portion of one form sheet, andthere being a pair of perforations formed in the projecting end portionof the other form sheet and registering respectively with theperforation and the slot formed in the first named form sheet.

CLARENCE L. JOHNSTON.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the iile ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,098,158 ONeill Nov. 2, 19372,259,795 Brower Oct. 21, 1941

